Talk:Cairo Metro

Introduction
It is claimed that the Cairo metro is the only fully fledged metro in the middle east, that is no longer true, as the Dubai metro now exists and therefore the middle east has two metro networks now! User:A_Gooner 2 November 2009 01:26 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.200.164.81 (talk)

Women
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild:Kairo_metro2.png

Are women allowed to use the other cars? Do many do so in practice? Bhoeble 8 July 2005 15:15 (UTC)


 * Yes, they are. Yes, they do -- most particularly those with male companions (husbands, boyfriends, or just a gang of friends on their way home from university), but also unaccompanied women who reach the platform just as a train is arriving or those who can't be bothered walking all the way down to the first carriage. Matter of fact, I'm not sure the first carriage restriction is round-the-clock or just applies in the rush hour. Any locals reading this? –Hajor 01:42, 21 July 2005 (UTC)

NO the first car is for women all the day but the second is only untill 5pm.In fact many young women prefer to use other cars.

The women only cars are there to provide an alternative to women who do not want to ride with men. The rest of the cars are open to everyone (men and women). The fine for a man riding in the women only cars is 10 Egyptian pounds.

Line Three open?
The map and the article need to be updated as Line 3 is currently operational {HosamB, April 14 2006]

I visited Ataba station this week and found no evidence of the existence, let alone operation, of Line 3. If anyone has evidence to the contrary I'd be happy to check it out in person. --Zachbe (talk) 08:13, 26 August 2008 (UTC)


 * ✅ I update the article about line 3 but still the map is unupdated --82.201.175.21 (talk) 13:42, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Line Four Color
It already says that the first 3 lines are red, orange, and green, respectively. But, because it says that a Line Four is planned, what color is it most likely?? Georgia guy 18:25, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Back when I asked this question it made sense that no one would answer it. But now we're only 8 months away from the line's construction and so its color should be known soon. Any official info?? Georgia guy (talk) 19:02, 28 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Now it says that construction should begin in September, but it's September now. Anyone able to check the current status?? Georgia guy (talk) 18:52, 8 September 2012 (UTC)
 * This is Egypt, my friend. As you may have heard, there was a bit of a revolution last year, and things don't proceed on schedule even in normal times. Jpatokal (talk) 00:09, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Can you update the section to make it consistent with the current schedule?? Georgia guy (talk) 12:45, 10 September 2012 (UTC)
 * I would if I could, but I have no idea what the current schedule is. Railway Gazette has no updates since March, and that article has no dates at all. Jpatokal (talk) 00:20, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
 * The link leads to a 404 error. Georgia guy (talk) 15:35, 11 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Works for me? Jpatokal (talk) 03:45, 12 September 2012 (UTC)

Now it's October, this definitely means that Line Four section needs to be updated. Georgia guy (talk) 23:55, 1 October 2012 (UTC)

Costs
Hi guys, what's up?! does anyone has info about the costs of digging the tunnels, buying the trains, etc...?! i think its an important aspect of the article and should be added. So any info about this?! Maged M. Mahfouz (talk) 16:11, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
 * ✅ for line 1--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 17:36, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

New map


I've changed the map to a new one I just drew, but the thumbnail is not rendering correctly -- is it just my browser? Jpatokal (talk) 17:06, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
 * ✅ fixed the problem:There was a missing image --Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 17:36, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Merger of Cairo Metro Lines 1, 2 and 3
The following articles:


 * Cairo Metro Line 1
 * Cairo Metro Line 2
 * Cairo Metro Line 3

are all very small in size, as is the source article: the Cairo Metro. There really is no point of breaking down the source article into smaller ones dealing with different lines. I suggest they all be merged into this article. Any opinions? --Sherif9282 (talk) 20:03, 26 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Merge without discussion. As the most significant contributor to all of the articles that would be merged I give my consent to merge these. I would however ask that you work a little on the structure of Cairo Metro line 1 costs and construction. As u can see I filtered all information found in the first 60 pages for information and added them there. You also seem to be a passionate contributor and if u have any question I would be glad to help.--Diaa abdelmoneim (talk) 20:09, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

How can they afford a subway?
How is it a dirt poor city like Cairo can afford to build a subway system while a relatively "rich" city like Los Angeles can't even find the money to extend their subway a few miles?108.23.147.17 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 18:41, 24 September 2011 (UTC).

- Labor is cheaper. Environmental regulations, bureaucracy, etc are much weaker while the government is stronger. The city is poorer so less values has to be taken by eminent domain. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.191.232.70 (talk) 12:12, 25 January 2012 (UTC)


 * First of all Cairo is not a poor city, second do not insult other people or other countries. Egypt is developing country and Egypt afford to build subways as it is placed as a top priority project.--82.201.175.21 (talk) 13:52, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

Line 4 info
The article's info about line 4 needs a lot of work. It's nearly 2014, phase 1 hasn't started yet, and the article says phase 2 will start in 2014. Please fix this. Georgia guy (talk) 22:04, 1 November 2013 (UTC)


 * ✅ I updated the phase 1 info, still the rest of phases need updates. Bluewavedragon (talk) 01:42, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
 * So, I'm working to update Line 4 phase 1 info, it looks like NAT is in the final stages of selecting bids for rolling stock and building, but I think based on the silence in English language sources there might be some difficulties. One source from April 2018 suggests Mitsubishi won the rolling stock contract for phase 1, but in apparent conflict is another source suggesting there was a Sojitz and Mitsubishi consortium rolling stock bid pre-accepted, but then the bidders withdrew? Can anybody help with more sources? MEED seemed to be at least one good one article behind a paywall from https://www.meed.com/exclusive-egypt-expects-first-cairo-metro-line-4-award-soon/ May 2018]. -Furicorn (talk) 23:09, 14 February 2019 (UTC)

I see also there is no mention of smart card usage; indeed not much at all about how someone might use the system. I have seen one press release claiming that smart cards are now in use, and that's it. Is there firm local knowledge about this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.76.105.235 (talk) 21:59, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

Wrong colors
The colors used by the Cairo Metro route diagram are wrong. The colors for the existing lines are red (line 1), orange, and green (line 3), respectively. --RolandUnger (talk) 12:05, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

4 million per day?
How is this possible on some of these smaller mileage/station metros to have numbers that rival such as the NYC Subway that's considered crowded with 6 million per day yet being ten times larger? B137 (talk) 10:44, 24 December 2018 (UTC)

How many interchange stations?
The lead of the article says 3, but the diagram to the right shows 5 transfer stations.--91.64.210.178 (talk) 16:33, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

Network Map
This simply is not working. I do not know the technical reason why. But nothing is showing on the map. Zweifel (talk) 01:56, 26 April 2022 (UTC)